I'm an empty nester, but I have always liked not having to leave the house on Saturdays. LOL. When my kids were younger, they had so many activities it felt like we were running-and-gunning all day every day. It felt so relaxing to have one day to hang out in pajamas as long as we wanted and soak in the quiet.

Everyday is ideal for me. I just kind of go-with-the-flow. We make plans sometimes, but most of the time it's impromptu. This coming weekend I'm painting the living room. We've put it off long enough. Not really looking forward to it since it has a high vaulted ceiling. It's going to be up and down a ladder a lot. That's going to reap hell on my knee by the time all is said and done. That's the last major project of the year. I just want to get it done before Thanksgiving.

Ideal? I don't know. Y'all probably think I'm crazy, but I enjoy doing stuff like that. Sitting around sometimes is fine - when I just need a break - I get plenty of them and I make sure of it.

I threatened the then-spouse with pitching all the rusted things he had found in garbage cans along his travels that were taking up real estate I NEEDED for the veggie/herb/flower gardens and was told "get a court order."

(I found if I only threw one or two of the items away, he would never notice. It was good to have an accomplice too)